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06-30-2009, 04:18 AM
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What kind of salt
Hey guys, I just bought some Instant Ocean Reef Crystals from Elite Aquatics here. Colby said that he uses it in his whole system and I plan on a reef tank.
Ive read that regular instant ocean needs to be supplemented, whats the case with the reef crystals ones? 
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06-30-2009, 10:04 AM
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what salt
marine enviroment or bio sea salts work the best they score 90% AND 100% ON TEST CHARTS. check it out. dan
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06-30-2009, 12:16 PM
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Just finishing my bucket of R/C and I;m going back to just regular I/O salt. Found had to suppliment just as much, and Alk was high on my bucket, really high
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06-30-2009, 12:34 PM
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I would stick with IO, one of the best all round salts. you need to bump the Mg and Ca up a bit but thats it. lots of people have switched to others and a good chunk have gone back to IO.
Steve
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06-30-2009, 03:39 PM
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It depends what you want. If you want plug n play salt, Reefers Best, for me, doesn't need supplementing. It's expensive though. IO is a good standard salt that has topped the popularity charts for 20 years. It's not expensive, but you might need to add stuff. When I used it, I ran a large Ca reactor, and never added anything to my salt. My tank did fine. So maybe go with IO, see how it works for you, then decide if something is missing.
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06-30-2009, 04:01 PM
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Yeah I would have to agree. I think IO is popular because it's cheap, available everywhere and always around and probably always will be. However I personally don't care for it because essentially every element is low including Ca, Mg, K, and so on. So when you want to use properly you got to mix up a large portion in a container then aerate it overnight, then supplement, and then verify. RC is essentially the same as regular IO, it's not worth the extra money IMO.
I prefer the plug and play, RBS. I add it directly to the sump and use the top off to add the make up water. The levels are good and consistent and I've never had a problem. If I did this with other salts I would be having huge problems. RBS also doesn't leave the white residue behind like other salts including IO. Last edited by sphelps; 06-30-2009 at 04:03 PM.
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06-30-2009, 05:51 PM
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Thanks guys, I'll have to get a couple more test kits and maybe some supplements. Which ones do you guys suggest I get if I have IO Reef Crystals?
I find it weird that a fish store uses it exclusively with really nice results but there are these problems. I'll ask Colby if he supplements next time Im there.
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